Forbes Talks

Michael Phelps is just like everybody else (minus the “greatest Olympian of all time” moniker). In that, despite his abundant success, he too has had to grapple with identity and self-value. Phelps’s soul searching has resulted in his dedication to helping other Olympians grapple with life and let down after that ancient competition. Hear his earnest take on dealing with depression, learning how to communicate at 30 – and where he brushes his teeth.

Today’s episode features a chat that took place late last year at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit. It’s between Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andMe and Matthew Herper, senior editor at Forbes. Hear about Wojcicki’s vision to inspire a consumer revolution in healthcare, her inspiring attitude about conflict and how coming from a family of problem-solvers set her up to succeed.

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Today’s episode features a chat that took place late last year at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit. It’s between Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andMe and Matthew Herper, senior editor at Forbes. Hear about Wojcicki’s vision to inspire a consumer revolution in healthcare, her inspiring attitude about conflict and how coming from a family of problem-solvers set her up to succeed.

When Spencer Rascoff, the CEO of Zillow Group, watched Steve Jobs reveal that Apple would allow outside apps on the iPhone, he rushed out of his office telling his team they needed to shift their entire strategy to mobile. A few years later, Jobs would show off the Zillow App onstage at the Worldwide Developer Conference. Hear Roscoff’s strategy for turning Zillow into one of the most popular apps around, and learn about the latest trends in the trillion-dollar real estate biz.

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When Spencer Rascoff, the CEO of Zillow Group, watched Steve Jobs reveal that Apple would allow outside apps on the iPhone, he rushed out of his office telling his team they needed to shift their entire strategy to mobile. A few years later, Jobs would show off the Zillow App onstage at the Worldwide Developer Conference. Hear Roscoff’s strategy for turning Zillow into one of the most popular apps around, and learn about the latest trends in the trillion-dollar real estate biz.

When Jennifer Hyman, cofounder and CEO of Rent The Runway (RTR) set out to figure out how to rent “occasion” outfits and dresses to women, she knew she had a great idea. Next question, how to execute? Hyman quickly determined she had a logistics and tech company on her hands. On this episode of “The Forbes Interview” hear how RTR made the choice to expand into Unlimited, a platform that rents everyday clothes and items, her take on deep investor bias and the piece of data that RTR relies on that no one else in the retail industry receives.

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When Jennifer Hyman, cofounder and CEO of Rent The Runway (RTR) set out to figure out how to rent “occasion” outfits and dresses to women, she knew she had a great idea. Next question, how to execute? Hyman quickly determined she had a logistics and tech company on her hands. On this episode of “The Forbes Interview” hear how RTR made the choice to expand into Unlimited, a platform that rents everyday clothes and items, her take on deep investor bias and the piece of data that RTR relies on that no one else in the retail industry receives.

Trailblazers Adi Tatarko and her husband started the behemoth home remodeling/design website and community, Houzz, out of the kitchen of their first home (where they still reside). Hear how these two Silicon Valley professionals quit their day jobs to launch their side project and turned it into a billion-dollar business garnering 40 million users a month worldwide.

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Trailblazers Adi Tatarko and her husband started the behemoth home remodeling/design website and community, Houzz, out of the kitchen of their first home (where they still reside). Hear how these two Silicon Valley professionals quit their day jobs to launch their side project and turned it into a billion-dollar business garnering 40 million users a month worldwide.

David Novak, former CEO of Yum! Brands which includes the fast-food giants Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC could have easily retired. Instead, he’s driven to train future leaders with his newly launched platform, OGoLead, which aims to give leadership tools and training developed over thirty years of hard-earned business experience. And, remember Crystal Pepsi? That was Novak’s brainchild. With frank and humorous acceptance, hear him take responsibility for what he calls one of his best ideas gone wrong.

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